Planooraph co



H. B. WEAVER.

OMNIBUS.

APPLlCATHJN HLED MAY l5 l9!!- Patel lted Aug. 5, 1919.

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H. B. WEAVER.

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APFUCATION FILED IIAY I5. 1911- 1 ,3 1 2,288. Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

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ri -B. WEAVER.

OMMBUS.

APPLICATION FILD MM 15. 19H- 1,312,28s, Pdtented Aug. 5,1919.

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Specification ot petters Patent, it a Patented Aug. 5, 1919.

Application med May 15-, 1917. serial 1%. 16833;.

To allwhom itmayconcem." 1

Be it known that I, HAnoLo B. Wnavnm'a citizenof the United States;residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York;have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Omnibuses, of whichthe following is a specification;

This invention relates to omnibuses and particularly to the body orcarof a double deck motor omnibus wherein the passengers are carrie-dontwo floors one above'th'e other. The object of the'inventi'on is toprovide for seating a maximum number of passengers for the size of thebody and at the same time to permit rapid and safe entrance and exit ofthe passengers to and from both decks of the vehicle. The increasednumber of seats means greater earnin capacity at alltimes while the morera'pi exit and entrance-of the passengers reduces the time lost instopsandincreases the daily mileage of the car.

In prior omnibuses much of the available seating space is wasted in thearrangement and construction of the stairs and passages and thedisposition of the seatsand some of the seats inconveniently facerearward so that the passengers in them ride backward. In priorstructures, moreover; the" stair-ways to the upper'deck aresoconstructed as to compel the passengers to traverse them in thedirection of the movement of the ve- -hicle sothat the startingorstopping of the car tends to throw the passengers ofi their way steps Ina verydairgeroiis manner-coinpelling *thenf 9 to =eling to the handrailsI to avoid; fallin -'and- 1hakihg' the" usee t the are 'car isin nidtiomdifienlt' and for acceleration and deeeleratieneit 'thecar and greatlylengthens the time of' the stops as many passengers to or from the upperdeck either will not venturefon "the stairs,

while the car is in motionmr are so im ed in getting down the stairsthat they e not reach the lower floor untila eonsiderwble iillll'lliafter-the omnibushas ceme to a standt' cm '1' .rx11 1 1m.-

this"''invehti on a maximum number of seats are" rovide'd for the sizeof the car and none of t e seats fate 'rearward'ly. Theistairway to theupper deck is completely inclosed and extends transversely of thecar-sothatthe passengors on the starting and stopping of the carby-simply from one floor to the other. time the passageways and seats ofeach deck and thehigher a leaning to one side or the other against thesidewalls of the stairway. The turn from the stairway ateach deck ismade so that'the passengersare fully'protected a ainst missteps orfalling on any part of t eir travel At the same are so disposed as toofler a minimum hindrance'to the movement of the passengers and a largeroom entrance space is provided permitting t e entering and dischargingpassengers from and to both decks to easilypa'ss each other and allowingthe 0mnibus to be started while the fares are still 'consequently itsearning capacity are increased for each trip and the number of tripsthat can be made each da is increased of the perio s of stopping owablerate of acceleration and deceleration at'eaoh stop.

In the accompanying .drawin Figure 1 is aside elevation 0 an omnibusshow ng one embodiment of this invention with parts broken away todisclose the construction Within; 7

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the omnibus looking down on the upper deck;

3 is a plan w -i'eiw of the lower deck; Fig. 4 isarear? view of 'theomnibus'with parts 1 broken away to show: the 1 construction by theshortening r 1 'iInwtheI embodiment oft-he invention shown siinflthedmawmgs,1-is;anomnibus body sup- 1 ported low close to: the: ground onthe rear wheels ems front; steering wheels 4 of the truck 6. Inthepreferred form shown,tliis front truck :isadetachable tractor bothdriving and steering the vehicle and it is narrower than the car bod 1:so that on each isidefrcnt windows 7 we the passengers a direct-viewahead. MT e rear wheels 2 are positioned-within the contour of the carpersenger in front of the wheels. A lar e on "tiii'ncw space '1 1 isprovide'tl v'vithin; pei'niit- Ling easy ingress and'-'egi' ess*bf'passefigrs*to or from each deck and allowing the on- 5 (iuctor tocontrol the door and to collect the fares of the incomin assengers forbb'th time as ehte'r. fmhediatelytfterentering, the |)ELSS8ngBl'SW&t-,Bnint40 those going to the upper deck by the stairway 12 lent theeigtrenie mam-eitheeaeor thoseggoing t o.the-se'ats'0f thelowerydeek by.thoeislelB. Along this! aisle itheseats-maybe enranged in. any; desiredomonnem biut-r referablywas --$ho n so i that the iowen dee is qrov id 15 .with two wows of double seats-i A5 a l facing forward and at thewheelo-boxes '16= singie seats! 17.- also. facing forward. Qpposite theentrance are polsitipned the-three eeatslS all facingfDPWflld-fllld-Wfiflflt -19 fuming trans- 20 tr-ermlyiotthewr.|Thelowerideek-is, therefll,3 \':1j() conSilllfiiihdhSLOi provide notonly .gcnelous entrance and aisle spaoe,--butrals0 to house the wheelswithin :the contour of the ciirand yet: have a maximum numbei of 2twenty-twoisents; a llbutvone facing forward. -The stairway 12-is'heueed within-the sides ofthe car and comprises i o.- ser1-ies ofsteps 21 leading .12 raiasivsersglylamoss zthe abeclmofi the can ifromuolanding rfluslmwithrthedower deck to the in peradeck; 24 making the'tllll'll [at rthe upper; eok lJy'tliev Inge-limiting pieti forms iQfliiand :83. iiByv rthis-reonswuotioni a passenger on the tstzitirs 2L.faces transversely of the direction ofmiotion Gftllfi vehicle, is met(thrown i llnmgth'wise of! the st-airs byrtlieisloivingdowninr speedingup. ot the rehierle and'rmay easilyaoemnmodnte him self to the startingor stopping of the vehide byosimply ieaningiag'ainsti thendflidpartitions 25 .nndi'26ziat 'eitherside. The lower'lnndimg wiprrovidesarstepless renounce irtou'theistairswlllr fmm tlie luweriflmor mid theiupfiem.ihudinge'p lwtforms flfiiandz ififliureimt on y large, but areprovided with: theiflti h *MMiVflfi-kidlDgSfQ? andifiiihas-iwiallaasit epost of the fencing 29 so tliab ziih e iismtmiibtimesfl'imitiludedibyiw.iprmiecting wbllrhgaihstmhiiehdiieicemleamhfismiei tuas-iusiged'sbyiheflno'vitmentiofirthe oan in he 5oadflwiestlsiiipflrandithemppen'llandii fl3-bbth rfiace [transversely bsfitihe-mred that e entire trowel ofl the -passengeimtoi and ifliom': the :31- perelieek isiin -andiireetiunatrmmrsettw e [movement "ot \the vehicle.:exoept in J's-tapping 5 ::between the lniiga vsaif landing lplms 1'22and. 23 ;Mhd atflthisipbint mid allopointsr in his traivelyfihewpamr'iisi rotemdvhjmhe high surrdundmig rww-srin ingi theiists'm'wwaysamdilheeeasevandhaxfiety'of rthamasmgsilio and fmmrthehppemdeckmnables!andieiimpmges theipasmgemitwfihvel rthese rstdps dvhfillsdhe FVBhlbliiiSlimmotioni so that ltime' isl MOil'iIOSbWt the stopping poilnts waitingfoe the passengers i to I demand :fmom

emmiiimatithempper'dedk. si'lhis'geonstnuetion has been attained withoutloss of space iind With irn' wbti-iai-impmvemeht in the typebf'stitirwbiy'und. 'Fo-r, in place of the con ,iusing spiral stairway socommon in omni bus construction, an ordinary straight stein way andlandings are used, fitting snugly wro'sewhe rear end of the car and'peim i iiti ng u.di spiosition ofthe seats on both decks to attain amaximum seating capacity and at the some time proi idolread-ilyaccessible pasus gges I L-The .tronsversesteirway leaves one side of..tl-w irpperideck uninterrupted and nlliivos ati.thetpppertdeckiwelt-to; one side of the/aisle 33. Justinnfront of. thelending 23 is positioned the Single-side seat 31 lerwing ,aulairgepspece '34 at theonpproaeh to the stmwayi'fon the, passengerswaiting to. go down. Theiseetsofrom itheoisle 33 may be wrmnged in luuy-(ii-3Sl1'Bd-il1tllfl8l. In tho epreiierr'ed construction showi'i, thetwo rows of double seaits 30-nll faein l'fOlWi'ttlCi are oplacedoat ,thesides of. the eck,-giving a imaximummumberiof forward facingseatsforithe spaceioeeupied. Witl1in the stand -.ii.rd oivernll liength oftheomnibus which is sea/bout twenty-five lfieet, this invention,thereufone, proli'ieles fortymine forward facing maeotsiend tworsldeseatsso that fittysone passengersin alh are seated, re presenting asuhustenbial! advance olver onyrprior construction rbothninnthe numberof seats and their eonwenwnee.

At the-same :time eaSyi-aiocess. is afforded (to everyiseat.iLargespaees a-reiproivided at much landing oft-the stairs 21iond eachend oft-ithewta-irway iiswisiblei from the other olhIOllQlIflli'OVBBtheinettin 29. The iiarge entrance spaoe 1L permits 1 '18: passengers to-eollect fior qikiOkmKi-t and allows the door to be "relesed iand rtheommibusi started while W1 arevs'jiill' beingi f col-looted on 2 )thepremq ment plant. I Int-planing Ashe turn. of: the atmrwoyoiat fiheiextreme. upper and l rg oheaiiwomfliseltftrovermeats 18nand 19... I 55ythe itranswensei inmd steirwpy the passentgersimumgonskfeluand'iquiekiwto norifimm the Rmmdbeknw ilethe-car is; in vniiotion.

w. Thenomnibnsr (is, theireitore made 2 notonly maatly ndmidtaieoesaiblei to 'thenpassen goes, but thentimnonsumsd at eaohrrs opsisngreatly Fired/flood; and i IthB "daily, mileagewaioqnnasipondinglyiinnroasod.

i r Ithismppmnt that other odrivingwmeans ufiomths'omnibusi I may ,ibe86d! iauid* the ;-in- Wanton as imtwonfimdi ifluthbiispflfiificoembodiment shown and described, but isliinatBnded-otojeoyerouchnmodifioationsi {thereof w s mthinetheeseppo "ofmthe appendedmlanaa.

Hamiq 'thuei domibedomy inimxtlionpl dealers twin/t I (himmsHflWl'flIld'idBSiTB i to Why; IaeltemsPa-bemh is- 1.! in: a 'idoul le1deelmmoton omnibus; the Imitation-with an pppemdeckiimdm lower deckhaving inclosing sides extended above said upper deck, of a transversestairway within the inclosure of said sides comprising a substantiallystraight flight of stairs starting from the lower deck and extendingtransversely across the body of the omnibus, and a pair of landing stepswithin said inclosing sides and makin a 180 turn to terminate at theupper deck in a central landing s ace in a direction transverse to thebody an protecting siding making a 180 turn to said top central landingplatform so that the approach to said stairway will be transverse of thedirection of movement of the omnibus and the passengers traversing saidsteps will be protected by the inclosing sides.

2. In a double deck motor omnibus, the combination with a lower and anupper deck, of an entrance door at one side of said lower deck, astairway leading from the door side of the lower deck to the oppositeside of the upper deck and comprising a flight of steps extendingtransversely across the body of the omnibus and upper step landingsmaking a 180 turn to acentral landing platform and protecting sidingmaking a 180 turn to said top central landing latform, so that thestarting or stopping 0 the omnibus does not tend to throw a passenger onsaid steps lengthwise thereof at any point and the passengers approachand leave said stairway in a direction transverse to the line f movementof the omnibus and are protected by siding or railing throughout thelength of the stairway.

3. In a double deck motor omnibus, the combination with alower and anupper deck, of an entrance door at one side of said lower deck, astairway leadin from the door side of the lower deck to Elie oppositeside of the upper deck and comprising a flight of steps extendingtransversely across the body of the omnibus and upper step landingsmaking a 180 turn to a central landing platform, so that the startin orstopping of the omnibus does not ten to throw a passenger on said stepslengthwise thereof at any point and the passengers approach and leavesaid stairway in a direction transverse to the line of movement of theomnibus, a transverse forward facing seat on said upper deck above saidstairway, and a second seat on said upper deck immediately adjacent thetopmost landing step.

4. In a double deck motor omnibus, an inclosed stepless lower deck andan upper deck, a side entrance to said lower deck in back of the rearwheels of the omnibus, lower deck seats in front of and opposite saidentrance, a lower stairway landing in rear of said entrance space, atransversely extending stairway leading from said landing to the upperdeck, and seats on said upper deck including a seat over the lower endof said transverse stairway.

5. In a double deck motor omnibus, the combination with an inclosedlower deck and an upper deck, of rows of forward facing seats on each ofsaid decks, an entrance door on said lower deck, an entrance spacewithin said door, an aisle leading from one end of said entrance spaceand extending between said rows of seats on said lower deck, seats atthe side of said entrance space opposite said door, a stairway within thinclosure of said lower deck at the other end of said entrance space andcomprising a transversely extending flight of stairs having a turn attheir upper end over said seats in said entrance space.

6. In a double deck motor omnibus, the combination with an inclosed,stepless lower deck and an upper deck, of a row of forward facing seatson each side of said lower deck, an aisle between said rows of seats andleading rearwardly to an entrance space, seats on one side of saidentrance space and a door on the other side thereof, a stairway in therear of said entrance space leading transversely across the back of saidlower deck and terminating at one side of said upper deck in a turnpositioned above said seats in said entrance space, a row of forwardfacing double seats extending the full length of the other side of saidupper deck, and a row of forward facing double seats extending along theside of the upper deck towhich said stairway leads and terminating in atransversely facing seat which leaves a wide space on the upper deck forapproach to said said stairway.

HAROLD BREADY WEAVER.

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